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Arthur Stinson oral history interview, 2007 April 23
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Creator
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Stinson, Arthur L. (Arthur Lee), 1933-2013
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Date Created
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2007-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, City and town life, Amusements
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Description
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Arthur L. Stinson recounts his experiences growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses schools and businesses in Brooklyn, working as a teenager in the coal yard and wood yard, and ...
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Calvin L. Brown oral history interview, 2004 April 27
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Creator
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Brown, Calvin L. (Calvin Lee), 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-04-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American lawyers, Discrimination in public accommodations, Civil rights movements, Urban renewal, African American churches, African American neighborhoods
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Description
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Calvin Brown shares his memories of living in Charlotte, North Carolina during a time when segregation was being challenged by civil rights groups. He moved to Charlotte in 1961 after completing law school, and discusses representing clients, part...
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Charlotte NAACP meeting
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Date Created
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1950, 1965
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Clarence Mitchell (center), Miss Annison (2nd left), Miss Brooks (2nd right), Kelly Alexander (back, right), and J. B. Humphrey (back, center)
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E. Terrell Blackmon oral history interview, 2020 December 04
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Creator
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Blackmon, E. Terrell (Edward Terrell)
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Date Created
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2020-12-04
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, College students, Black, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, City planning
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Description
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E. Terrell Blackmon shares experiences from his time as a student at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.[All times approximate.] Topics discussed include the influence of Africana studies on Black students [16 min], student organizations s...
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Group shot of Fifth Annual N.C. NAACP Convention, Charlotte
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Date Created
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1948-06-09, 1948-06-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Kelly Alexander (front, kneeling). Caption: "1948 Fifth Annual North Carolina Conference of NAACP Branches Charlotte, N.C. June 9-10-11."
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James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
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Date Created
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2018-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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In this second interview, community historian James Bradley Lee III continues to recall his personal experiences of growing up in Grier Heights, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his concerns about the effe...
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John Archibald oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Archibald, John, 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Working class families, Working class, Mills and mill-work, Industrial housing, Vocational education, Shipyards, Labor unions, War, Americans--Public opinion, Bombings, Airplanes, Military, Poverty, Racism, Racism--Economic aspects, Work environment, Veterans
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John Archibald recounts growing up in the Leakesville-Spray area of Rockingham Country, North Carolina, his time as a soldier during World War II, and his life and career after the war. As Mr. Archibald grew older, he became aware that his educati...
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Kelly Alexander addressing Stanley County Branch, N.C. NAACP
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Date Created
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1970-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Speeches, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Caption: "Kelly M. Alexander addressing Stanley County Branch NAACP June 1970 honoring retired president Cicero Blair."
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Kelly Alexander speaking at meeting
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Date Created
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1960, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Speeches, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. Papers
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M
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Date Created
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1931, 1970-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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This collection contains material primarily created and received by Kelly M. Alexander Sr. as president of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches, NAACP, and as a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. Material reflects his invo...
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Margaret Alexander oral history interview 3, 2007 April 2
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Creator
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Alexander, Margaret G. A., 1924-
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Date Created
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2007-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans and libraries, Civil rights movements, Racism, Cities and towns--Growth, Urban renewal
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Margaret Alexander discusses her fifteen years of memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, before her family was forced to move due to urban renewal. She discusses he...
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Margaret Murphy oral history interview, 2020 July 30
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Creator
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Murphy, Margaret, 2000-
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Subjects--Topical
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School shootings, College students, Gun control, Homicide--Prevention, Memorials, Local government--Political aspects, Political activists
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Description
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Margaret Murphy, a UNC Charlotte rising junior, university chapter Director for March For Our Lives, (MFOL) and Co-Director for North Carolina MFOL, discusses her experiences related to April 30, 2019 when a gunman opened fire in a classroom on th...
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Meeting at Park Center, Charlotte, regarding school integration
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Date Created
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1957
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, Segregation in education, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Kelly Alexander (podium), Mr. and Mrs. Huntley (left of podium) and Mr. and Mrs. Counts (right, seated)
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NAACP
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-11-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Education, Education, Higher, Education and state, Higher education and state, Medicare, Social security--Government policy, School children--Food, Student loans, Subsidies, Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations, Gifts, Conflict of interests, Older people, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Political participation
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Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech after lunch sponsored by the NAACP. Gantt promotes other Democratic candidates running for office in 1996, then begins talking about his platform. Gantt says that he has been talking to working families abou...
